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Upcoming Events

College for Design and Social Inquiry
Two $1250 Scholarship Opportunities

The John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at Florida Atlantic University and the Florida Association of Business Tax Officials are pleased to be able to award two Adriana Castellano Memorial Scholarships in the amount of $1250 to two students within the College for Design and Social Inquiry.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

An applicant must be a junior level undergraduate or graduate student with a minimum of 24 completed FAU credit hours within the College for Design and Social Inquiry. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher for all college courses.

All applicants must:

Submit a copy of the student’s official transcript;

Submit one letter of recommendation from a professor;

Attach a transmittal letter of not more than two pages that provides a brief biographical sketch explaining the applicant’s interest in their major and detailing the applicants need and intended use of the scholarship. Please provide your email address.

Please submit the application and supporting documents by 12:00 noon on March 27 to:

You may also email the transmittal letter and letter of recommendation to sshannon@fau.edu and submit your official transcript to the above address.

About the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at FAU:
The Institute’s primary mission is to forge closer government-university ties to address the needs of local government, state, and non-profit agencies.

About the Florida Association of Business Tax Officials:
The Florida Association of Business Tax Officials is a professional association meeting the needs municipal and county licensing officials in Florida. The Adriana Castellano Memorial Scholarship was established in order to honor the many years of service Adriana devoted to the Association.

Please contact Sarah Shannon (sshannon@fau.edu/561-297-3749) if you have any questions.

Septemeber 20, 2014
Announcement!!!

Christina Hirz

Dr. Juyuong Park

Dr. Juyuong Park and her co-authors are co-winners of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work Outstanding Article Award for 2013. The award will be presented at the Association of Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW) Reception at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, DC, November 2014. This article, titled “Nonpharmacological Pain Management by Ethnically Diverse Older Adults with Chronic Pain: Barriers and Facilitators” was co-authored with two graduate students (Christina Hirz & Karen Manotas) at FAU and Dr. Nancy Hooyman at University of Washington.

FAU ranks as the most racially, ethnically and culturally diverse institution in Florida's State University System. Honoring diversity is an important element of our public mission, and we're proud to have built a community that values social, cultural and religious tolerance. If you want to know more about the rich convergence of cultures at FAU, you'll find it at www.fau.edu/diversity.